Alaska 1978 ballot measures

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In 1978, voters decided on 15 statewide ballot measures in Alaska on November 7.

• One measure was an advisory question.
• One measure was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• Three measures were indirect initiated state statutes.
• Nine measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
• Eleven measures (73%) were approved and four (27%) were defeated.

On the ballot

November 7, 1978

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Ballot Proposition 1	Legislative processes	Provide a 120-day maximum length for regular legislative sessions, extendable in 10-day increments.	a	87,100 (75%)	29,093 (25%)
LRCA	Ballot Proposition 2	Legislature	Allow the legislature to provide one of its interim committees with authority to share budget revision approval with the Governor and delegate appropriation powers for non-state funds.		48,078 (41%)	68,403 (59%)
IndISS	Ballot Proposition 3	Ballot measures; Capitals	Require all costs of capital relocation, including personnel and infrastructure, to be determined and approved by voters prior to spending state funds.	a	69,414 (56%)	55,253 (44%)
IndISS	Ballot Proposition 4	Public land	Provide vacant state land for homesteading, with eligibility based on residency and grant up to four grants for ten-year residents.	a	70,409 (56%)	55,511 (44%)
IndISS	Ballot Proposition 5	Fees; Pollution	Require a 10-cent refund for beer and carbonated beverage containers sold in certain areas of Alaska, excluding remote locations, with marked containers and bans on unsanitary ones.		49,882 (40%)	75,337 (60%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 10	Capitals; Bonds	Issue up to $966 million in bonds to fund the construction of a new state capital		31,491 (26%)	88,783 (74%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 1	Flood infrastructure; Transportation; Bonds	Authorize $33,290,000 in bonds for erosion and flood control, port facilities development, and small boat landing and harbor projects.	a	70,207 (58%)	50,156 (42%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 2	Parks; Bonds	Authorize $5,850,000 in bonds for capital improvements to parks, waysides, trails, footpaths, and other recreational facilities.	a	63,455 (53%)	57,034 (47%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 3	Public assistance; Healthcare facility; Bonds	Authorize $25 million in bonds for capital improvements for health facilities, senior citizen centers, and pioneers' homes.	a	86,099 (71%)	35,054 (29%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 4	Higher education funding; Bonds	Authorize $33,656,000 in bonds for capital improvements for vocational education and the University of Alaska.	a	65,211 (53%)	57,896 (47%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 5	Transportation; Transportation; Bonds; Transportation	Authorize $88,450,000 in bonds for transportation and infrastructure projects, including roads, ferry services, and airport construction.	a	75,454 (61%)	47,600 (39%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 6	Prison funding; Bonds	Authorize $30,504,000 in bonds for improvements to correctional and public safety facilities.	a	61,071 (50%)	60,561 (50%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 7	Fishing; Bonds	Authorize $26,965,000 in bonds for fisheries management and development facilities.	a	68,128 (56%)	54,229 (44%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 8	State militia; Defense funding; Bonds	Authorize $3,645,000 in bonds for constructing armories and National Guard facilities.		41,001 (35%)	77,789 (65%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 9	Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Bonds	Authorize $27,640,000 in bonds for water supply and sewerage system improvements.	a	68,746 (58%)	50,525 (42%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Alaska
• List of Alaska ballot measures
• 1978 ballot measures